Yreka in Siskiyou County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Gas Works

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, January 19, 2013

1. Yreka Gas Works Marker - south face

Inscription. Site of the Yreka Gas Works which on Dec. 17, 1859 first lighted Yreka Streets. The gas was made by burning pine pitch.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1864.

Location. 41° 43.978′ N, 122° 38.106′ W. Marker is in Yreka, California, in Siskiyou County. Marker is on North Main Street north of North Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yreka CA 96097, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site of Yreka Inn / Site of Dr. Daniel Ream Ranch (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Riddle Building (about 500 feet away); Nicholas T. Delean Building (about 500 feet away); 200, 202 W. Miner St. (about 500 feet away); 204 W. Miner St. (about 600 feet away); The Greathouse/DeWitt Building (about 600 feet away); Jennie B. Nichols Building (about 600 feet away); I.O.O.F. Building (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yreka.

Regarding Gas Works. The History of Siskiyou County, California Illustrated with Views of Residences ... (D.J. Stewart & Co., 1881) notes: "A gas franchise was granted April 28, 1858 to Samuel P. Fair and others, which was forfeited, and April 28, 1859
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another was granted to the Yreka Gas Works, consisting of A. Pierce, D.E. Knight, and C.E. Burrows. Works were at once constructed where they still remain, and on Saturday, the seventeenth of December 1859, the streets of Yreka were illuminated with gas."

Also see . . . Yreka Committee for Historic Preservation, Inc. - Projects. In 2012 the Yreka Committee for Historic Preservation restored and re-installed several Old Monterey-style historical markers that were originally installed in Yreka in the late 1940s or early 1950s, including this one. Includes photos of the markers prior to their restoration. (Note: this is not a direct link - click on the Projects Page link.) (Submitted on January 27, 2013.)

Yreka Gas Works Marker - north face (same as other side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, January 19, 2013

2. Yreka Gas Works Marker - north face (same as other side)

Yreka Gas Works Marker - wide view looking north image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, January 19, 2013

3. Yreka Gas Works Marker - wide view looking north

Gas Works Marker - wide view looking east across North Main Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, January 19, 2013

4. Gas Works Marker - wide view looking east across North Main Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2013, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 27, 2013, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.